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Enrollment
967
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000740
Indian Creek Elementary School
724 N Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston, GA 30021 · (678) 676-5702 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL967 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
967 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 78 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 158 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
14.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.8pp since 2021
Math
19.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.2% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 15.5% | 21.1% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 23.1% |
| 2021-22 | 20.9% | 21.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Indian Creek Elementary School
Indian Creek Elementary School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Elementary School this school | 967 | 100.0% | 17.9% |
| Jolly Elementary School Clarkston | 790 | 100.0% | 16.9% |
| International Community School Decatur | 501 | 95.2% | 41.4% |
| Allgood Elementary School Stone Mountain | 614 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| Hambrick Elementary School Stone Mountain | 536 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| Dunaire Elementary School Stone Mountain | 432 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Indian Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,102 of 1,208 | #69 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #1,079 of 1,215 ▼ 61 | #65 of 88 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #1,149 of 1,215 ▼ 24 | #77 of 88 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.8pp | #146 of 1,183 | #7 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 967 | #100 of 1,324 | #4 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #489 of 1,301 | #40 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #309 of 1,301 | #21 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #181 of 1,312 | #28 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #271 of 854 | #41 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
967
+156 (+19%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 967 | 75 | 12.9:1 | 100% (967) |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 64 | 13.6:1 | 100% (871) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 64.5 | 14.4:1 | 100% (926) |
| 2020-21 | 811 | 64 | 12.7:1 | 99% (803) |
| 2017-18 | 1,182 | 75.3 | 15.7:1 | 100% (1,182) |
| 2015-16 | 1,067 | 69 | 15.5:1 | 100% (1,064) |
| 2010-11 | 923 | 58 | 15.9:1 | 94% (871) |
| 2000-01 | 777 | 50 | 15.5:1 | 92% (715) |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 49 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,182 to 967); teachers unchanged (75.3 to 75).
About Indian Creek Elementary School
Indian Creek Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Clarkston, Georgia. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 967 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students, which makes this school 60% above average.
A total of 131 schools make up DeKalb County, with 92,088 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Indian Creek Elementary School is Asian, with 45% of students. Enrollment also includes 36% Black, 11% White, and 6% Hispanic. The school's Asian share is 39 points above the 6% share among DeKalb County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Indian Creek Elementary School has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Indian Creek Elementary School. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 77%.
Indian Creek Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.7% at Indian Creek Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.9%.
In the surrounding county, DeKalb County, median household income comes to about $80,644, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 154, with about 102,960 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Clarkston High School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Indian Creek Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 811 students in 2020-21 to 967 in 2024-25.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Clarkston
- Clarkston High SchoolHigh · 1,441 students
- Jolly Elementary SchoolElementary · 790 students
- Atlanta Area School for the DeafCombined · 110 students
Other Indian Creek Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Indian Creek Elementary. Indian Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 12.
- Indian Creek ElementaryDouglas, GA · 675 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 712 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 573 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 490 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolTrafalgar, IN · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Clarkston High School0.2 mi · 1,441
- Atlanta Area School for the Deaf0.4 mi · 110
- Jolly Elementary School1.1 mi · 790
- Robert Shaw Theme School1.2 mi · 307
- Dunaire Elementary School1.3 mi · 432
- McLendon Elementary School1.4 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Indian Creek Elementary School?
Indian Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 967 students in grades PK-05.
Is Indian Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Indian Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Indian Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Indian Creek Elementary School?
Indian Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 6% Hispanic, 36% Black, 45% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Creek Elementary School?
Indian Creek Elementary School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.